The Reading List by Bahrisons Booksellers
The Reading List by Bahrisons Booksellers
Podcast Description
For over 70 years, Bahrisons Booksellers has been connecting readers with the stories they love. Now, we’re taking the next step with The Reading List, a new podcast celebrating Indian authors and the vibrant voices shaping today’s literary landscape. Hosted by Aashna Malhotra, each episode brings thoughtful conversations with Indian authors about creativity, storytelling, and the heart behind every great book.If you love meeting the people behind the pages, you’ll feel right at home here.Follow along; your next great conversation starts here.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes such as creativity, storytelling, and the literary culture of India. Episodes delve into specific topics like the influence of middlebrow magazines in shaping post-partition literature, feminist discourse in Indian writing, and the evolution of print culture. Noteworthy episodes include thoughtful discussions with authors about their inspirations and the significance of their work in contemporary society.
For over 70 years, Bahrisons Booksellers has been connecting readers with the stories they love. Now, we’re taking the next step with The Reading List, a new podcast celebrating Indian authors and the vibrant voices shaping today’s literary landscape. Hosted by Aashna Malhotra, each episode brings thoughtful conversations with Indian authors about creativity, storytelling, and the heart behind every great book.
If you love meeting the people behind the pages, you’ll feel right at home here.
Follow along; your next great conversation starts here.
In this episode of The Reading List, author Amitabha Bagchi joins Aashna Malhotra to talk about Above Average, an epistolary novel that explores memory, emotional growth, and the stories we tell ourselves about who we’ve been.
As his protagonist rereads decades of emails with the significant women in his life, Bagchi shares how fiction can become a space for personal reckoning, and how learning to listen, as a writer and a person, shaped his approach to character and plot.
Whether you’re drawn to layered storytelling or curious about how feedback can deepen your writing, this episode is full of insight, honesty, and inspiration.
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